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Volunteer Opportunities for Civil Engineering, Computing and Psychology Professors in Fiji
23 August, 2024
AAVA is recruiting three Professors to volunteer at the University of the South Pacific in 2025, in hybrid roles both in-country and online.
The assignments in brief:
Civil Engineering - Develop a roadmap for the civil engineering discipline and determine the pathway to accreditation for the civil engineering program.
Computing - Support curriculum development in cybersecurity and/or data science.
Psychology - Develop a framework and business case for a program of courses that support the professional development needs of local mental health practitioners.
Requirements
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Extensive experience at a senior academic level in civil engineering, computing or psychology.
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Experience in mentoring and supporting the careers of others.
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Program volunteers must be Australian citizens, or holders of a Permanent Residency Visa of Australia, or New Zealand residents in Australia with a Special Category Visa.
Application Process
Submit an expression of interest with a brief CV to graham.schaffer@academicvolunteers.org.au. Further information at https://www.academicvolunteers.org.au.
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Civil Engineering Professor at USP
Submission to the JSCFADT Inquiry into Australia's response to the priorities of the Pacific Island countries and the Pacific region
4 July, 2024
On Tuesday 11 June, AAVA made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Inquiry into Australia's response to the priorities of Pacific Island countries and the Pacific Region.
AAVA's submission was developed in consultation with our university partners in the region.
AAVA recommended... "The Australian government should support direct, targeted and sustained academic volunteering by senior scholars to provide strategic academic leadership at universities in the Pacific Island countries, not to replace the need for the universities to recruit senior scholars, but to support the recruitment process and empower junior staff while doing so. "
AAVA's submission can be reviewed here.